Fix C++ demangler in libiberty?

[Mark Mitchell]

On Mon, 2003-04-14 at 09:57, H. J. Lu wrote:
> There are 2 C++ demanglers, one in libiberty and the other in libstdc++.
> Unfortunately the one in libiberty doesn't work right with the current
> gcc:
> 
> http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&pr=7986
> 
> The demangler in libstdc++ works correctly. What is the plan to fix
> the C++ demangler in libiberty?

There isn't one.

I strongly urged the V3 people to invest the effort required to merge
the two demanglers, so as to avoid different, incompatible demanglers,
code duplication, test duplication, and many other evils, but nothing
came of my urging.

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